2019 MIS Academic Leadership Conference

Conference Check-in

Welcome Reception

Breakfast

Panel Discussion: Graduate Programs

Chair: Dr. Andy Wasser, Associate Dean, Carnegie Melon University

Panelist: Dr. Bill Neumann, Professor of Practice in MIS, University of Arizona

Panelist: Dr. Yang W. Lee, Associate Professor, Northeastern University

Panelist: Dr. Rick Wilson, Head of Department of MSIS, Oklahoma State University

Break

Keynote Address

Carolyn Carlson, Director, Healthcare Intelligent Cloud Technical Sales, Microsoft Corporation

Panel Discussion: Academic Research

Chairs: Dr. Paul Pavlou, Senior Associate Dean, Temple University and Dr. Sumit Sarkar, Director Ph.D Program, The University of Texas at Dallas

Panelist: Elena Karahanna, UGA Distinguished Research Professor

Panelist: Dr. Anandhi Bharadwaj, Professor of Information Systems, Emory University

Panelist: Dr. Prabhudev Konana, Distinguished Teaching Professor, The University of Texas at Austin

Welcome Address

Dr. Hasan Pirkul, Dean and Caruth Chair, Naveen Jindal School of Management

Lunch

Panel Discussion: Undergraduate Recruiting

Chair: Dr. Andrew Urbaczewski, Department Chair, University of Denver

Panelist: Dr. Rick Wilson, Head of Department of MSIS, Oklahoma State University

Panelist: Dr. Naveen Gudigantala, Associate Professor, University of Portland

Panelist: Dr. Kellie Keeling, Associate Professor, University of Denver

Panelist: Dr. David Green, Division Chair, Governors State University

Talk: AIS Education Initiatives

Dr. Heikki Topi, AIS Vice President of Education

Break

Panel Discussion: Graduate Recruiting

Chair: Dr. Bipin Prabhakar, Chair, Information Systems Graduate Programs, Indiana University

Panelist: Dr. Andy Wasser, Associate Dean, Carnegie Melon University

Panelist: Dr. Bill Neumann, Professor of Practice in MIS, University of Arizona

Panelist: Dr. Allen Johnston, Associate Professor, The University of Alabama

Panelist: Dr. Andrea Everard, Professor of MIS, University of Delaware

Break

Panel Discussion: Undergraduate Programs

Chairs: Dr. Richard Klein, Associate Dean, Florida International University and Dean Qiang Ye, School of Management, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin

Panelist: Dr. Raghu Santaram, Department Chair, Arizona State University

Panelist: Dr. Heikki Topi, Professor, Bentley University

Panelist: Dr. Sandeep Purao, Trustee Professor, Bentley University

Panelist: Dr. Choon Ling Sia, Head and Professor, City University of Hong Kong

Panelist: Anna Sidorova, Associate Professor, University of North Texas

Social Event and Networking Dinner

Breakfast

Panel Discussion: Industry Engagement and Advisory Boards

Chair: Dr. Deepak Khazanchi, Professor and Associate Dean, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Panelist: Jyoti Lynch, Chief Information Officer, Jamba Juice

Panelist: Neelu Sethi, SVP, Chief Information Officer, Reddy Ice

Panelist: Michelle Johnson, SVP, Chief Information Officer, The Freeman Company

Panelist: Sherif Mityas, Chief Experience Officer, TGI Fridays

Break

Big Ideas

Chair: Dr. Mark Thouin, Director Graduate Information Systems Program, The University of Texas at Dallas

Presenter: Dr. Mark Thouin – Internship Stories on LinkedIn

Presenter: Dr. Luvai Motivalla – Industry Partnerships

Presenter: Dr. Deepak Khazanchi – The Future of IS is Multidisciplinary

Presenter: Dr. Tony Gerth – Mainframes Live On

Presenter: Dr. Rick Wilson

Presenter: Dr. Atanu Lahiri – IT Security

Presenter: Dr. Rudy Hirschheim – Assessing Scholarly Influence is Going to Get a Whole Lot Harder in the Future

Presenter: Dr. Dawn Owens

Presenter: Gaurav Shekhar – Building of an engaged student through Industry Alliances